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'Star Wars: Tales of the Empire' review: A gorgeous but ultimately uneven set of stories

Lucasfilm Animation's second Star Wars anthology series often wows, but neither the tales chosen nor the structure feel like a good fit for the format.

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James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award

Last week, the chief scientist of the James Webb Space Telescope, Jane Rigby, was awarded the 2024 Medal of Freedom.

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Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide erupts with another colossal X-class solar flare (video)

A sunspot so big it rivals the gigantic sunspot responsible for the Carrington Event in 1859 has unleashed another X-class solar flare. Watch the eruption here and find out how to see the sunspot for yourself.

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Historic space-baked cookie lands in the Smithsonian

It's been four years since it was made, but if you could smell it, you'd find it still retains the whiff of a DoubleTree Cookie. The first food item baked in space is now at the Smithsonian.

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China launches 4 satellites on 1st flight of new Long March 6C rocket (video)

China launched its first Long March 6C rocket, helping the nation further its goal of launching 100 orbital missions this year.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 7 'Eirgah' is the best yet of this final season

With just three more episodes remaining after this one, "Star Trek: Discovery" offers us a surprisingly well-written installment.

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'I don't see any evidence of aliens.' SpaceX's Elon Musk says Starlink satellites have never dodged UFOs

Elon Musk isn't convinced that aliens have ever visited Earth, according to remarks the SpaceX CEO and founder made during a conference on Tuesday (May 7).

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'Major lunar standstill' may reveal if Stonehenge is aligned with the moon

Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years.

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Boeing's Starliner rolled off launch pad to replace 'buzzing' rocket valve (photo)

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was rolled off the launch pad today (May 8) to replace a misbehaving valve on its Atlas V rocket.

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A failed star and an ammonia trail could reveal how some giant exoplanets form

The James Webb Space Telescope is teaching us about how planets form.

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World's largest visible light telescope spies a galaxy cluster warping spacetime

New images from the VLT Survey Telescope will help scientists learn about galaxy pasts, and perhaps futures.

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SpaceX launching 20 satellites from California tonight on 2nd leg of Starlink doubleheader

SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites tonight (May 8), on the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the company.

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Star Wars makes Darth Jar Jar official in 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy' mini-series (video)

One of the Star Wars fandom's most infamous memes is joining the Star Wars canon (kind of) in this Lego Star Wars special mini-series.

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NASA's TESS spacecraft resumes exoplanet hunt after recovering from glitch

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3.

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Axiom Space eyes the moon while continuing to dream big in Earth orbit

Axiom Space, which was founded in 2016, has already organized three private crewed missions to the International Space Station, and it's building the spacesuits for NASA's Artemis moonwalkers.

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This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then it grew another

55 Cancri e is a super-Earth planet that appears composed of diamond-like carbon — now, thanks to the JWST, astronomers have found the world has "grown" a second atmosphere.

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China just sent a secret mini-rover to the far side of the moon on its Chang'e 6 sample-return probe

A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is scheduled to land on the moon's far side, remains a mystery.

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Sun explodes in a flurry of powerful solar flares from hyperactive sunspots (video)

Watch the sun explode in a fury as it unleashes yet another barrage of solar flares, including two of the most powerful: X-class.

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China's Chang'e 6 mission to collect samples of the far side of the moon enters lunar orbit (video)

China's Chang'e 6 has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its upcoming landing attempt on the lunar far side where it will collect samples that will be returned to Earth.

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Next-gen satellites will paint a clearer picture of a changing Earth

From tracking hazards in the ocean to predicting the strength of hurricanes, NOAA's GeoXO series continues on the legacy of the GOES-R series — but with exciting upgrades.

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Could alien life be hiding in the rings of Saturn or Jupiter?

The rings that circle gas giants like Saturn are composed mostly of water-ice particles. Could life exist in these beautiful and enigmatic structures?

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